# Sirrus and BASF enter joint development agreement for automotive coatings

Sirrus Inc. has entered into a joint development agreement with BASF's Coatings Division to develop a new class of high-performance automotive coatings based on Sirrus's methylene malonate technology.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2020-03-04
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (partner)
- [SIRRUS Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/23140.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [occasa.org.za](https://occasa.org.za/sirrus-and-basf-to-develop-new-class-of-automotive-coatings/), 2020-03-04: "The automotive industry’s drive toward reducing energy, capital and solvent in coating finishing technologies is inevitable."

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